Has the troll advice thread gone?

[WhoaCadburys]

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It seems to be getting more bizarre by the day recently.

God I should venture out from What We're Reading and Housekeeping. I never see trolls

SoThatHappened, I reported the 10yo/6yo one but fell for the grandma tickling one.

Wonder if it was the same person?

Though I did the notice the tickling one and did not click. Even the thread heading was repulsive

Probably was the same person.

Probably was the same person, I noticed a poster say that on the tickling one the op changed names half way through by accident it seemed.

I think we should all be aware that people can set up threads here trying to guage how stoopid, gullible and trusting women are with regards to their children's safety (in the name of equality blah blah).
I hope that MNHQ would provide the IP address to the police of someone suspected of doing this.

Blocking IP addresses is like trying to dilute the North Sea with tap water.

Technology is now such that someone sufficiently determined can keep a drawer full of new IP addresses to hand, ready to whip out if one has been blocked.

Obviously outrageous threads aren't really the problem. They're just doing it for the instant reaction, and whilst annoying there isn't much potential for harm.

It's the ones who play the long game that cause more hurt. On another messageboard I was involved in there was someone who built up a persona over 3 years. It was only very gradually that things didn't quite add up and it was all exposed. This was someone people considered to be good friends with, had met up with irl etc.

Also worth pointing out that it's not just online that this happens. I had a friend growing up who basically invented a whole false life, and dramas. At the moment a friend of a friend always seems to be lurching from one horrendous situation to another, but my friend has never actually seen evidence of it all. I've tried to warn her to be careful, but it's difficult. People don't want to believe that their friend is a liar.

More bizarre and also desperate. Child abuse is emotive for most people.

The affronted 'a joke? Moi? Why would I joke about such a thing' was a giveaway. I shouldn't give them these 'tips'.

I am absolutely sure that there will be long term trolls on here. Why wouldn't there be when there are so many of them generally? Some will be clever enough to slip through the net and their long posting history will now be an additional cover for them.

Paranoid thought for the day.

Oh god, I fell for the tickling one at first and I'm usually pretty guarded. I as one the other day and then didn't bother.

But this time I was tired and saw it as more of a speaking up for yourself against family issue than anything more sinister. Then it became obvious and I stopped, and it was zapped.

It's definitely been worse recently. Also within thread trolling, where they are not the OP, but turn up aggressively on someone else's. Usually in Relationships.

The sexual ones very often turn out to be trolls. They always give themselves away somehow. But threads like these (and yes I'm posting so i'm not pointing fingers) do feed trolls, plus give them hints and tips of what to do and what to avoid.

so things like my husband cheated on me for many years and I divorced him and now he is getting married type things ? They will be genuine ? Is that the message here ?

Not all all no! The latest long running troll was fairly standard, long-time husband cheating. There is no particular story, you just get a feel for trolls. What I meant above is in my long experience on MN 'is this sexual abuse?' stories turn out to be trolls. Which is why trolls aren't harmless as sexual abuse is obviously extremely triggering and distressing for many people on here.

It feels to me at the moment that Mn is being bombarded by trolls,it's not normally this bad or certainly hadn't been for a long while so Hopefully things will calm down. whoever it is will get bored of being deleted

Yes it's really really bad at the moment, I agree. And I'm usually one to say 'oh give over it's always been like this on MN' when people grumble!

It goes in phases. Have my "threads in on" threads are just noticed that they've been deleted. I'm sure normal service will be resumed shortly though.

Half not have.

It's endemic to the point that mn is fast becoming a joke. If I was a troll it is the first place I would go for a bit of "fun".

Now please stop!

I was accused of being 'troll-like' and 'manifested as a perfect troll' on another thread this week. Something to do with my advice (given to me by the police) to never use a personal mobile phone when working with homeless and others - so I have a 2nd phone.

What you don't know is that your comments about me have made my last week even more difficult. I had to have my dog pts last Wednesday and I was struggling. I read Mumsnet every day to keep my mind empty of my grief. To read about me being identified as 'a troll' by Mumsnetters was a shock to me.

So please stop this troll hunting. You have gathered some really genuine posters into your scenarios. I will continue to grieve for my dog, my DH, my brothers and my BILs.

Some people are 'too bereaved' to even function normally. It isn't a script, it isn't journalistic research - I am simply a MNetter who found this site and offered advice on relationships and AIBU.

This is the thread where I have hand-holding at the moment:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/the_doghouse/2521606-Can-anyone-hold-my-hand-tonight-Elderly-dog?watched=1&msgid=59764214#59764214

So how do you think that local MNet groups function?

Did you ever read the WWK/FormidalMrsC threads where WWK became a Mckenzie friend?

WWK continues to support other women who have no legal representative. Do you think they aren't doing via phone?